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Pulmonary actinomycosis diagnosed by transbronchoscopic lung biopsy: A case report and literature review

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    • Xing Ding
    • Gengyun Sun
    • Guanghe Fei
    • Xuexin Zhou
    • Luqian Zhou
    • Ran Wang
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    Affiliations: Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230022, P.R. China, The First Clinical College of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230001, P.R. China
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Pulmonary actinomycosis is a chronic, suppurative, granulomatous disease caused by Actinomyces israelii, an obligate anaerobe. The clinical manifestations and imaging characteristics of pulmonary actinomycosis lack specificity and can lead to confusion with tuberculosis and lung cancer. The present study reported a case of pulmonary actinomycosis diagnosed by transbronchoscopic lung biopsy and reviewed the literature on the disease. The clinical characteristics, signs, laboratory findings as well as progression, diagnosis and treatment in the case of pulmonary actinomycosis were analyzed. The patient was diagnosed by transbronchoscopic lung biopsy. After two weeks of antibiotic therapy, the cough was significantly improved and the patient's temperature returned to normal. Moreover, the lesion in the left lower lung was significantly smaller. Pulmonary actinomycosis is usually confused for tuberculosis and lung cancer. The present findings indicated that transbronchoscopic lung biopsy is a useful tool for diagnosing the disease. To conclude, doctors should have a clear enough understanding of the disease to prescribe empirical antibiotics and avoid unnecessary surgery.
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Ding X, Sun G, Fei G, Zhou X, Zhou L and Wang R: Pulmonary actinomycosis diagnosed by transbronchoscopic lung biopsy: A case report and literature review. Exp Ther Med 16: 2554-2558, 2018.
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Ding, X., Sun, G., Fei, G., Zhou, X., Zhou, L., & Wang, R. (2018). Pulmonary actinomycosis diagnosed by transbronchoscopic lung biopsy: A case report and literature review. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 16, 2554-2558. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2018.6483
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Ding, X., Sun, G., Fei, G., Zhou, X., Zhou, L., Wang, R."Pulmonary actinomycosis diagnosed by transbronchoscopic lung biopsy: A case report and literature review". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 16.3 (2018): 2554-2558.
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Ding, X., Sun, G., Fei, G., Zhou, X., Zhou, L., Wang, R."Pulmonary actinomycosis diagnosed by transbronchoscopic lung biopsy: A case report and literature review". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 16, no. 3 (2018): 2554-2558. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2018.6483
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Ding X, Sun G, Fei G, Zhou X, Zhou L and Wang R: Pulmonary actinomycosis diagnosed by transbronchoscopic lung biopsy: A case report and literature review. Exp Ther Med 16: 2554-2558, 2018.
APA
Ding, X., Sun, G., Fei, G., Zhou, X., Zhou, L., & Wang, R. (2018). Pulmonary actinomycosis diagnosed by transbronchoscopic lung biopsy: A case report and literature review. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 16, 2554-2558. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2018.6483
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Ding, X., Sun, G., Fei, G., Zhou, X., Zhou, L., Wang, R."Pulmonary actinomycosis diagnosed by transbronchoscopic lung biopsy: A case report and literature review". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 16.3 (2018): 2554-2558.
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Ding, X., Sun, G., Fei, G., Zhou, X., Zhou, L., Wang, R."Pulmonary actinomycosis diagnosed by transbronchoscopic lung biopsy: A case report and literature review". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 16, no. 3 (2018): 2554-2558. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2018.6483
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